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myDIALS Board of Directors

The myDIALS Board of Directors includes several members of the management team, as well as several industry leaders.

Wayne Morris - President, CEO

Wayne Morris Wayne Morris has more than 25 years of experience in executive management, strategy, marketing, sales and technical roles in software, services and hardware companies. Most recently Wayne was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for McDATA, where he was responsible for enhancing McDATA's market position, corporate strategy, messaging, product and services portfolio, corporate communications, as well as strengthening channel relationships.

Previously, Wayne was the CEO and Managing Director of Citect Corporation, an industrial automation software company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. During his tenure, Citect significantly expanded its international footprint by establishing direct operations in UK, Germany, France, and South Africa, adding new offices in China and consolidating and restructuring its presence in Australia and America. Citect also entered an emerging growth market to utilize real-time industrial information for business process improvement, performance management, and collaborative manufacturing.

Prior to Citect, Wayne was Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing for BMC Software Inc., located in Houston, Texas. Morris initially joined BMC Software to help define BMC Software's open systems strategic initiatives including product direction for service level, application, and data management. His expertise helped to establish BMC Software's PATROL® product line as the industry-leading application service management solution.

Wayne has also served as Vice President of Marketing at Enterprise Software Corporation (ESC), Business Unit Manager with HP, and as a Consultant, Professional Services Manager, and Account Representative at Wang Australia. Wayne has spoken at many industry conferences and is co-author of "Foundations of Service Level Management" published by SAMS in 2000.


Peter Long - Vice President, Founder, and CTO

Peter Long Peter has more than 23 years experience in helping companies across multiple vertical industries improve their operational performance. Most recently, he was the Founder and Managing Director of OpX Solutions, a professional services company based in Australia focused on providing production improvement consulting to help customers achieve operational excellence.

Previously, Peter was the General Manager for a new software business unit within Citect Corporation that developed a manufacturing intelligence solution that extracts and analyzes information from production systems to support operational improvement and better business decision making. In this capacity, Peter grew the business from four people to a global team of over fifty people who delivered solutions into Australia, USA, UK, Netherlands, Germany, and South Africa. The unit included software development, consulting, marketing, sales, and implementation. In addition to managing the business, Peter was the primary evangelist for these new capabilities and met with numerous companies, across many industries, worldwide.

Before starting the software business unit at Citect, Peter was responsible for the professional services organization comprising more than eighty consultants delivering industrial automation and information management projects across multiple industries including multi-million dollar, fixed-price projects. Prior to Citect, Peter spent significant time in the mining industry in maintenance, engineering, project management, and business management including roles with statutory responsibility.

In addition to mining and minerals, Peter has developed significant expertise and experience across a number of industries including manufacturing, CPG, and food and beverage.


William M. (Bill) Austin - Senior Vice President and CFO of Valerus

William M. (Bill) Austin Bill is the Chief Financial Officer of Valerus, which provides products and services for the collection and distribution of natural gas. Previously, Bill was Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal, Chief Financial Officer of Key Energy Services, and Chief Restructuring Officer of Northwestern Corporation.

Bill has also served as Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Operations, of Cable & Wireless/Exodus Communications, and as Chief Financial Officer of BMC Software. Prior to that, Bill served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, and was at Bankers Trust Company for a number of years.


Max P. Watson Jr.

Max P. Watson Jr. Max has served as a Director of Group 1 Automotive, a Fortune 500 automotive retailer since May 2001, and he is the President of the Board of Trustees of Texas Children's Hospital, a Trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, and a Director of the Greater Houston Partnership.

Max served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BMC Software, Inc., one of the world's largest software vendors, from April 1990 to January 2001. He served as Chairman of the Board of BMC from January 1992 to April 2001. He also served as a Director of Baker Hughes from 1998 to 2001.


Scott Whitefoot - Chief Executive Officer, The Biegert Group

Scott Whitefoot Scott is the Chief Executive Officer of The Biegert Group, a private equity group with annual revenues exceeding $170 million. The Biegert Group manages and has investments in several companies in agribusiness, a tourist railroad, business software, and real estate.

Scott has extensive experience in the agriculture industry and real estate development. Scott's expertise encompasses finance and accounting, cash management, forecasting, competitive market analysis, marketing, sales, acquisitions, and economic evaluations. He has held Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer positions at several companies.